Competitiveness

This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.

Spotlight issue

7th December 2016 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


UNIDO: World Manufacturing Production, Q3 statistics: Czech Republic: The pace of growth slows

According to the latest UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) report, the pace of manufacturing output growth in the Czech Republic has slowed down in Q3 2016.
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7th December 2016 / Competitiveness / Tax & Finance


OECD 2016 Revenue Statistics: Czech Republic down one place in tax-to-GDP ratio ranking

The Czech Republic ranked 19th out of 35 OECD countries in terms of the tax-to-GDP ratio in 2015, compared with 18th place in 2014. The VAT Revenue Ratio for the Czech Republic was 0.58 in 2014, above the OECD average of 0.56, recently published OECD tax publications show.
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29th November 2016 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs


HR experts on workforce shortage in the Czech Republic - opinions, data, possible solutions

The total number of available jobs by the end of 2015 was around 108,000, which, compared to the situation in January 2015, represents an increase by nearly 75%, says Ladislav Kučera, Managing Director of Hays Czech Republic, adding that even despite the significant rise in the number of available jobs and hard to fill jobs, companies have not yet resorted to significant wage increases.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic